Premium Refills for Reason???

[Rycast]

Sorry if this is one of those annoying/impatient topics about something that may have already been covered before in a previous thread (although I couldn't find any), but...

When are the Premium Refills (from M-Audio/Sonic Reality/ProSessions) going to be released? Or is there no release date set? The last I heard, they were scheduled to be released in mid-August, but it doesn't seem that they were ("Premium ReFills are expected to ship in mid-August, and will carry an MSRP of $99.95.")

I've already gotten the first of the series - the Grand C7 library (which is very nice, BTW) - but I'm anxious to get a more pro orchestral library to use in Reason. Orkester is decent, but it's not quite like the Miroslav Vitous libraries or anything, from what I've heard from demos... And I don't exactly want to dish out thousands for the full set of Miroslav AKAI discs and then use Reload to convert them.

Also, sample-wise, will the Premium Refills be on par with the new Miroslav Philharmonik library?

Thanks a lot.
- Ryan

[zai]

I think they're handled by M-Audio now...or at least that's to my understanding. You'll have to ask M-Audio...but they ususally stick to the release dates fairly closly.

Zai

[Rycast]

Well, I'm a little confused about that...

M-Audio already has some ProSessions volumes released (and they correspond to the ones that are listed in the Premium Refills series), but none of them are orchestral libraries. Here's what I mean:

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=pro ... %20Premium

Strangely enough, at the top of the page it talks about them as though they are the Premium Refills for Reason... In the Refill format. But if you click one of them (or view them on an online store like audiomidi.com), then they are only available in various formats, including NN-XT (but they aren't packed into Refills, although that doesn't matter too much). I would just get those, but, as I said, they don't include the orchestral libraries.

Over at SonicReality.com, they mention the Premium Refills...

"In addition to the standard volumes in this collection, Sonic Reality is releasing a new series of volumes targeted to more stringent professional demands. The Premium Refills collection contains top quality professional multisampled instruments focused into larger libraries for Reason. Stay tuned for more information on the Premium Refills series."

Bah.. It almost seems as though the Premium Refills just disappeared. Maybe I'll just get some AKAI discs.. Or maybe I'll try getting that Translator software and converting some Giga or HALion samples to AKAI and then using Reload to convert them to Refills. But first I think I will contact M-Audio like you suggested.

[Squids]

Plans changed a bit when Propellerheads was no longer being distributed by M-Audio. They decided to make the Premium Prosessions multiformat and from multiple sample makers, not just SR. So, we have two with them in that series. The Grand Piano C7 and the Acoustic 6 string.

But, we ARE doing what would be our OWN "premium" series of refills for Reason. That will include orchestral and other high end sample collections for great prices. More news is coming on that within a very short time. In fact, I think you will be quite pleased with what we've done. So hang in there! Good stuff coming (way more than we were going to do in the first place).

[Rycast]

Glad to hear it. Thanks man!